This water tower was one of New Zealand’s first reinforced concrete structures and is the only significant remnant of the …
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The development of water storage and distribution systems has been essential to Auckland’s growth. Auckland’s first water supply scheme, with …
Completed in early 1931, the Birchville Dam is a water supply dam on Clarke's Stream, a west bank tributary of …
Cosseys Creek Dam, completed in 1955, was the first of a series of rolled earth water supply dams in Auckland's …
This reinforced concrete water tower was completed in early 1914 to provide adequate water pressure for firefighting.
Water supply from Auckland's Hunua Ranges has been important to the growth of New Zealand's largest city since the mid-20th …
A major landmark in Invercargill, the Water Tower was built in 1889. Combining utility with adornment, it was built to …
Johnsonville’s first reticulated water supply came online in 1912. It consisted of three dams and a pumping station in the …
The Maitai Valley Water Supply Scheme, opened in 1987, initially supplied 65 per cent of Nelson City’s water. A major …
Mangatangi Dam, constructed between 1972 and 1977, was the last of a series of rolled earth water supply dams to …
Mangaweka was one of the first towns along the North Island Main Trunk railway to have its own power. The …
Sewage disposal in Auckland has been a controversial topic over many years. Originally, holding tanks (now Kelly Tarlton’s Underwater World) …
Completed in 1962, the Moutoa sluice gates form a major component of the lower Manawatu River Control Scheme – New …
Known locally as the Borough Race, this system was constructed to supply Ōamaru with reticulated potable drinking water and water …
A 67-kilometre-long race, begun in 1937, diverts water from the Rangitata River to irrigate 66,000 hectares of farmland. Designed by …
